How To Cook Flathead Catfish
Cook until golden brown and fish flakes easily with a fork.
How to cook flathead catfish. Aug 01 2013 Tboy shows how to clean a large flathead yellowcat saving the dressing the head meat for specialty dishes. Cajun catfish served up with just the right touch of spices and flavor. Flatheads taste great and can be prepared in a number of ways.
Serve on top of white rice. Melt the butter in a saucepan over high heat. Both channel and flathead meat is firm.
If the meat is firm and flakes when you poke at it the flatheads are done. Look for the area on the fishs tail where the scales stop and the fin begins. Heat at least 2 inches of oil in a cast iron pan or heavy skillet to 350 degrees.
These cuts should intersect with the other 2 cuts youve made. It seems that the best way to present cut-bait to flathead catfish is throwing into moving water allowing the bait to wash into slack water where the flathead lies in wait to ambush its prey. Check the fillets by sticking a fork or a knife into them.
Their meat is white firm flaky and quite mild. Why catfish is not good for you. Taste in the summer and channel a sweet.
If youre not sure what you like then grilling or frying will be the best tasting options. Its noted by the Game and Fish Department that flathead can have a muddy. Place the fish in an oval casserole dish.